Viet Nam News Football LONDON — A shipwreck hunter hired by the family of missing footballer Emiliano Sala to look for his missing plane said he was planning to begin an underwater search on Sunday. David Mearns of Bluewater Recoveries said on Monday that two fishing boats were searching the sea around the island of Guernsey as part of the search. Guernsey police suspended the official search on Thursday after the plane went missing on January 21 with Cardiff City striker Sala and pilot Dave Ibbotson on board. But there have been calls for the search to continue including from Argentine footballing legend Lionel Messi and the country’s President Mauricio Macri. Top players were among the more than 4,500 contributors to a crowdfunding page which has raised over 300,000 euros (US$343,000) to look for Ibbotson, 59, and 28-year-old Sala, who moved from French club Nantes earlier this month. "We have managed with the funds we have raised to resume the searches," … [Read more...] about Underwater search for footballer Sala to start on Sunday
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BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 2/8
Can Tho invites investors to investment promotion conferenceThe Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold an investment promotion conference on August 10, inviting investors for 54 projects worth nearly 124 trillion VND (5.44 billion USD). At a press conference on the conference on August 1, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong said investors have already expressed interest in 44 out of the 54 projects on offer, and some are ready to start work immediately on 22 projects. He added that some projects attracted two or more investors, so the city will set criteria to select the best among them. Among the 54 projects, 21 are in real estate, 9 in culture-sports and tourism, 9 in agricultural and industrial infrastructure, 8 in transport, 4 in logistics and power, 2 in cultural-sport and health care infrastructure and 1 in information technology. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to deliver a keynote speech and chair the conference, … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 2/8
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1-10 (daily updated)
Contemporary Dance "The Spinning Creator" in Hanoi and HCMC The Spinning Creator HCMC: Sun 10 Aug 2014, 8 pm Ben Thanh Theater 06 Mac Dinh Chi, Dist 1, HCMC - Hanoi: Thu 21 Aug 2014, 8 pm Cultural Friendship Palace 91 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi CON TẠO XOAY (The Spinning Creator) is a contemporary dance carried out by The Association of Vietnamese Enterprises' Cultural Department in association with Discovery Ballet Company and belongs to Project: For the popularity of Contemporary dance works. With famous choreographers and artists of high quality, this work will bring the art of dance closer to audiences in the country as well as up to have the opportunity to rise and keep abreast with international fellows. This play tells the changes of people's lives through stages. People are absorbed in the industrial apparatus which turns them into emotionless machines. The struggle between the matter and the spirit of each person in different positions. And eventually they realise the meaning of … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1-10 (daily updated)
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR May 1-10 (daily updated)
Music Night "Những cây đàn biết hát" with Le Cat Trong Ly 09 and 10 May 2015, 8 pm Heritage Space Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi In two music nights in Hanoi, Le Cat Trong Ly will perform 14 songs which are not the newest ones (like "Chênh vênh", "Ngày hôm qua ở đâu", "Bình minh", "Ngây ngây", "Michelle"…) but in the new style, arrangements and emotions. The combination between violin, viola, cello and flute will enhance her beautiful voice and support her in every note. In addition, you will have chance to talk with Le Cat Trong Ly, listen to her stories, experiences and the feelings deep inside. Ticket: 400 000 VND (50% discount for students. Please bring valid student card with you to check-in, this discount can only be applied to the card owner). Introduction of "Geronimo Stilton" in Vietnamese during European Literature Days 2015 Sun 10 May 2015, 2.30 pm Casa Italia 18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi You are invited to the book introduction of "Geronimo Stilton" in Vietnamese … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR May 1-10 (daily updated)
WHAT’S ON OCTOBER 15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)
Exhibition "Everything is Golden" by Michelle Wise Opening: Thu 29 Oct 2015, 6 pm Exhibition: 29 Oct - 12 Nov 2015 Spacebar Cafe 15/76 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi Join us for the opening of "EVERYTHING IS GOLDEN", a selection of paintings and contemporary lacquer by Michelle Wise. "EVERYTHING IS GOLDEN" is a series of works developed out of Wise's personal interest in using colours and simple geometric shapes to explore how spatial and color relationships have the power to evoke emotional responses. Inspired by non-objective abstract expressionists such as Joseph Albas and Mark Rothkoe and drawing on Vietnamese and other Asian cultural artistic traditions, this series utilizes lacquer work and gold leaf in contemporary ways. Her work thematically focuses on shape and form within these media; eliciting a sense of spiritualism while avoiding reference to religious iconography. Born in 1975, Michelle comes from Whanganui, New Zealand. She hitchhiked out of town with nothing but a … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON OCTOBER 15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)